Things slowed down - "slipstreamed" OS/PinballX

[Numiah2]

As of today something strange is happening.

Starting Pinballx, Settings or Game Manager became really slow.

Once opened they react normally.

So when I double click settings nothing happens for 15 seconds and then it opens.

Only thing I recall changing recently is placing an underlay for the wheel.

Removing this doesn't make any difference.

There are no unknown processes hogging CPU cycles or something.

If I open Chrome or VPinball for example, they open instantly. This issue is contained to PinballX alone.

Here's my .ini and log. I notice the log starts logging after the 15 second wait, so prolly no use there.

[Display]
Monitor=0
rotate=270
Windowed=False
WindowWidth=480
WindowHeight=720
WindowX=0
WindowY=65
PlayFieldBrightness=150
WheelTextColor=ffc0c0c0
WheelTextOutlineColor=ff000000
InfoTextColor=ffc0c0c0
InfoTextOutlineColor=ff800040
FilterTextColor=ffffffff
FilterTextOutlineColor=ff000000
MenuColor=ff800000
[backGlass]
monitor=2
x=0
y=0
width=1280
height=768
[DMD]
Enabled=True
monitor=1
x=90
y=30
width=850
height=275
AutoPositionPinMAME=False
UsePinMAME=False
HidePinMAME=False
[FileSystem]
EnableFileMatching=False
[interface]
DesktopModeEnabled=False
EnableAdditionalDetail=True
ShowSystem=False
ShowRatings=False
WheelOverlay=0
EnableDefaultFilters=False
OneClickLaunch=False
[Audio]
StreamVolume=30
SampleVolume=20
PlaySoundInVideos=True
[startup]
playsound=True
playvideo=False
StartWithWindows=Yes
[KeyCodes]
quit=27
left=160
right=161
select=49
rotate=82
pageleft=90
pageright=191
exitemulator=27
ingame=80
screenshot=83
screenshotbackglass=66
instructions=73
volumedown=34
volumeup=33
[JoyCodes]
quit=8
left=200
right=201
select=0
rotate=4
pageleft=300
pageright=301
exitemulator=8
ingame=2
instructions=6
[Text]
Line1=Free Play
Line2=Press Start
[FuturePinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=D:\FP
TablePath=D:\FP\Tables
Executable=Future Pinball.exe
Parameters=/open "[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" /play /exit /arcaderender
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
MouseClickFocus=True
FPRAMPath=D:\FP\fpRAM
[VisualPinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=D:\VP
TablePath=D:\VP\Tables
Executable=VPinball.exe
Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
[ExitScreen]
Enabled=True
EnableExit=True
EnableShutdown=True
[startupProgram]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=D:\PinballX\LedWiz
Executable=ledset.bat
Paramaters=
HideWindow=true
WaitForExit=false
[ExitProgram]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=D:\PinballX\LedWiz
Executable=ledclear.bat
Paramaters=
HideWindow=True
WaitForExit=False
[AttractMode]
Enabled=True
Timer=5
ShowFor=15
MuteAudio=False
[system_1]
Name=MAME
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=D:\MameUI64
TablePath=D:\MameUI64\CFG
Executable=mame.exe
Parameters=[TABLEFILE]
SystemType=0
LaunchBeforeEnabled=False
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=
[AutoExit]
Enabled=False
Minutes=10
[Login]
Enabled=False
[PinballFX2]
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
Executable=steam.exe
Parameters=-applaunch 226980
Process=Pinball FX2.exe
WaitFor=20
[internal]
lastwheelcachematchsize=-1123
lastselected=Gorgar (Williams 1979)Gorgar_UR_NF_V1.0.2_FSVisualPinball
filter_year=
filter_company=
filter_custom=Visual Pinball
filtername=Visual Pinball Tables
lastwheelcachematchsize2=0
[setupWizard]
EmuPath1=C:\Emulators
AssetPath1=C:\Assets
RomPath1=C:\Roms
DefaultPathPrompt=True
DownloadDatabasePrompt=True
DownloadEmulatorPrompt=True
WizardMode=1
CustomArray=
SearchArray=
SavePosition=False
SectionIndex=0
SearchText=
EmulatorIndex=0
EmulatorGroupIndex=0
DaphneIndex=0
HTMLAppsIndex=0
ExternalAppsIndex=0
RadioStationsIndex=0
NewsFeedsIndex=0
MappedDrivesIndex=0
SystemIndex=19
ShowPanel=True
FontSize=1
WindowState=0
WindowSize=1056,820
WindowLocation=329,106
[GameListManager]
onlinemode=false
[system_2]
Name=Visual Pinball Physmod5
WorkingPath=D:\VP
TablePath=D:\VP\Tables
Executable=VP_physmod5.exe
Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"
Enabled=True
SystemType=1
LaunchBeforeEnabled=False
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=
[system_3]
Name=Jukebox
Enabled=True
SystemType=0
WorkingPath=D:\DW-Jukebox
TablePath=D:\DW-Jukebox\Tables
Executable=jukebox.exe
Parameters=
LaunchBeforeEnabled=False
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=D:\PinballX
LaunchAfterExecutable=killbackglass.exe
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
[system_4]
Name=
WorkingPath=
TablePath=
Executable=
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=

12:32:14.7 5/14/2015: PinballX - Version 1.99
12:32:14.7 5/14/2015: Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 64-bit (15.9GB)
12:32:14.7 5/14/2015: Loading Settings
12:32:14.7 5/14/2015: Launching Startup Program: ledset.bat
12:32:14.7 5/14/2015: D:\PinballX\LedWiz\ledset.bat
12:32:14.8 5/14/2015: Initialize Component
12:32:14.8 5/14/2015: Initialize Display
12:32:15.9 5/14/2015: Start with windows is set so waiting 5 seconds. Boot Time = 5/14/2015 12:23:46 PM
12:32:24.7 5/14/2015: Loading PlugIns
12:32:24.8 5/14/2015: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
12:32:24.8 5/14/2015: Created DirectX DMD Window
12:32:24.8 5/14/2015: Hiding Cursor
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: Hiding Taskbar
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: CPU: Intel® Core i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50GHz
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: Displays: 3
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: Load Game List
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: Loading Database: Future Pinball
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: Loading Database: Visual Pinball
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: Loading Database: MAME
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: Loading Database: Visual Pinball Physmod5
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: Loading Database: Jukebox
12:32:24.9 5/14/2015: Finding and matching artwork and videos
12:32:25.7 5/14/2015: Loading Game Statistics and Scores
12:32:25.9 5/14/2015: Loading Surfaces
12:32:26.0 5/14/2015: Finished Loading Surfaces
12:32:26.0 5/14/2015: Initialize Audio
12:32:26.0 5/14/2015: Set Keyboard Controls
12:32:26.0 5/14/2015: Initialize Joystick
12:32:26.0 5/14/2015: 1 Joystick Attached
12:32:26.1 5/14/2015: Started
12:33:10.6 5/14/2015: Exiting
12:33:10.7 5/14/2015: Showing Taskbar
12:33:10.7 5/14/2015: Unhiding Mouse Cursor
12:33:10.7 5/14/2015: Launching Exit Program: ledclear.bat
12:33:10.7 5/14/2015: D:\PinballX\LedWiz\ledclear.bat
12:33:10.7 5/14/2015: Disposing Plugins
12:33:10.7 5/14/2015: Saving Settings
12:33:10.7 5/14/2015: Bye

Could someone take a peek at what might be happening here?

Thank you !

[Numiah2]

Well, there's a development...

I enabled internet access to the pincab.

Guess what. These three programs start instantly again.

Whut ??

[tthurman]

So everything is fine with network access enabled, which would seem to narrow it down to something dependant on that. Recent GeForce Experience client update, or something similar that routinely calls home perhaps?

May be worth exploring disabling such services in an attempt to find out.

[Numiah2]

Yeah, true that. Something is calling somewhere it seems.

What makes it weird it only affects PinballX, Settings and GameEditor.

Everything else (nothing much installed though) reacts normally.

Usually I kill most things in msconfig and disable most of the unwanted services.

In this case I slipstreamed Win7 to peel it down even further. Who needs Mediaplayer and Calculator anyways on his cab lol.

With this perhaps I can narrow it down some more. Even though are no packets sent or received when internet is enabled.

When I disable internet (from router) things behave out of order. Network access is still enabled btw because of a mapped drive to my NAS.

Let the investigation commence!

[Draco1962]

Well, not sure what to investigate at this point as one of our questions (which wasn't asked yet as we were not that far down the "rabbit hole") when something like this occurs for which there is no apparent reason is "Are you running an nLited or similarly "slipstreamed" version of your OS. That is not recommended.

Troubleshooting the frontend can be not so straight-forward with an "out-of-the-box" OS installation. If you have stripped some porgrams and possibly some of their interdepencies in the process, anything goes. We are unable to assist with this any further, I'm afraid.

I have edited your title to more effectively label the issue and the correct frontend.